17.3.08

Finally! Tahniah to the new MB!

Finally, it's official. The new MB Perak has been sworn in. Bernama has this announcement...

Mohammad Nizar Sworn In As PerakMB

KUALA KANGSAR, March 17 (Bernama) -- State Pas secretary Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin was sworn in as the new Menteri Besar of Perak at Istana Iskandariah in this royal town here today.He took the oath of office, pledge of loyalty and secrecy before the Regent of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah.Earlier, Mohammad Nizar, 51, an English-trained mechanical engineer, received his instrument of appointment from the Regent.After the swearing in, Mohammad Nizar signed his letter of appointment witnessed by Ipoh High Court Judge Datuk V. T. Singham.Present were the Raja di-Hilir Perak, Raja Jaafar Raja Muda Musa; the Raja Puan Muda of Perak, Raja Nor Mahani Raja Shahar Shah; State Secretary Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Hashim and Perak Mufti Datuk Seri Harussani Zakaria.Former Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali and state assemblymen from the DAP-PKR-PAS coalition state government also attended the ceremony which began at 11.40am.

Selamat Maju Jaya, Abang Tan! Semoga Perak bertambah sejahtera! Amin!(er, next to YB Nurul Izzah, the new MB Perak is also another of Asma's role model. And YB Nizar is also Asma's mom favourite politician - her Abang Tan!)

10 comments:

Pak Payne:Yeah. He and I went to the same school.. hehehe. But then that's where the similarity ends.... he went on to bigger things of course.Like now, he's Perak MB.Me? okay lar jugak I am married to his cousin....

I heard he's had some experience dealing with some state projects in Perak, and that was the reason the Perak Regency chose him, for his vast experience. in a way, he's quite a familiar figure amongst the royal family.

oh, one more thing pak Mior since kak Yan is related to him. is it true he's of malay-chinese parentage? heard he speaks mandarin well. and that makes him the obvious choice to helm the state government. dont you think so too, boss?

Bro Kerp,I was quite surprised to read about his business deals as I didn't realise his business is that big.Yup, you got that right, his mother is a Chinese but she was adopted by a Malay family sejak dari baby lagi. I'm sure they don't speak any Chinese dialect as the their mom also does not speak the language. To me, his mom is so typical Malay la - and very charming. So it was a surprise to learn that the new MB speaks Mandarin, Hokkien and Cantonese plus Tamil too.

sorry pak mior, but dont get me wrong. i meant to say he was involved, as in, appointed to handle some works FOR his capability as an engineer. so he must have done a great job that the Perak regency saw it fits to appoint him. I swear i wasnt referring to anything cronyism in nature, nothing of that sort.

and i believe he would make a good MB. clean, hard-working and most importantly, people-friendly.